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we haven't seen that john mccain in a very long time. someone who's willing to speak truth and push back against people who are spouting some things that are, you know, either intemperate or wrong or wrong-headed. you know, it's interesting that, you know, the immigration debate here in washington with, you know, mccain -- senator mccain and senator lindsey graham and senator marco rubio all trying to hash these things out. but you know, mccain gets there at a town hall meeting and sees -- i mean, we all know how difficult this issue is going to be. but then senator mccain is confronted by the fact that there are people out there in his own district and probably across the country who think that maybe what's being negotiated here isn't -- doesn't come anywhere close to what needs to be done. >> dan, senator mccain's confrontations at the town hall notwithstanding, what's the likely outcome on immigration? the president has said it's a priority. rubio has put out a separate plan. where's the middle? >> to me what was interesting is not wh
we haven't seen that john mccain in a very long time. someone who's willing to speak truth and push back against people who are spouting some things that are, you know, either intemperate or wrong or wrong-headed. you know, it's interesting that, you know, the immigration debate here in washington with, you know, mccain -- senator mccain and senator lindsey graham and senator marco rubio all trying to hash these things out. but you know, mccain gets there at a town hall meeting and sees -- i...
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so what john mccain said is very qualified. you put that on top of the fact that chuck hagel has said things over the past five, six, seven years that does place him outside the mainstream of american political thought when it comes to foreign policy. i think that's fair too. so i think that's what the senate is supposed to do. they're supposed to advise and consent. i think john mccain is doing it exactly like he should do it. he has problems with it, but he's going to let the president put his person in charge. i thought mccain was very fair there. mark? you take some of the things he said in the past, they're pretty bad, but he circled back. he's talked to lindsey. he's assured some other people that those are not his positions today. >> senator hagel has really big shoes to fill. the president's first two defense secretaries, fantastic. worked well with the hill, worked well with the pentagon. i think senator mccain, unlike some of the other critics that chuck hagel, has focused on the things where there really are question
so what john mccain said is very qualified. you put that on top of the fact that chuck hagel has said things over the past five, six, seven years that does place him outside the mainstream of american political thought when it comes to foreign policy. i think that's fair too. so i think that's what the senate is supposed to do. they're supposed to advise and consent. i think john mccain is doing it exactly like he should do it. he has problems with it, but he's going to let the president put...
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we worked every day against john mccain. and john mccain won. i mean you name somebody that a talk radio show with a billion listeners a day they were all against mccain. mccain won. 2012, none of them except hugh hewitt supported mitt romney. rush at one point said he might not even vote for mitt romney. but anyway obviously mitt wasn't conservative enough for me but they run. they won the primaries. this noise all it does is it hurts our brand nationally and then we end up electing guys like chris christie anyway. >> what happens independent voters who are largely made up of women voters see republicans attacking republicans. so when they get in the ballot box they say how good can he be, his own party doesn't like him or her. the thing that strikes me and the thing we'll never know if ted cruz hadn't shut down the government to achieve an unachievable goal might obama care have been a bigger issue in virginia. >> of course. there's no doubt if the republicans -- take the republican party -- if the republican party brand had not dropped 10 poi
we worked every day against john mccain. and john mccain won. i mean you name somebody that a talk radio show with a billion listeners a day they were all against mccain. mccain won. 2012, none of them except hugh hewitt supported mitt romney. rush at one point said he might not even vote for mitt romney. but anyway obviously mitt wasn't conservative enough for me but they run. they won the primaries. this noise all it does is it hurts our brand nationally and then we end up electing guys like...
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awkward at times. >> i mean, john mccain, mika, didn't let him answer a question. i'm sorry, out of that exchange, it was not chuck hagel who looked bad. >> ted cruz looked even worse. >> yeah. >> oh, my god. >> we're going to show all those coming up. >> he wasn't prepared, mika, in a lot of ways that were concerning. i think, again, the democrats, republicans, independents alike, if the republicans party thinks badgering an ill-prepared witness that way is going to help them with middle america, they don't know middle america. they could have just let him talk around in circles, but it was -- you know, you talk about the new senator from texas, john mccain -- >> i agree with you. >> as joe manchin said, it was embarrassing. >> compare it to a week ago, to a very prepared hillary clinton. whether badgering prepared or unprepared, badgering is not the way to go. >> having said that, the reviews are in. and they're pretty bad. >> horrible. >> senator marco -- well, some of them are partisan, but there are also we'll get to as well. the response to yesterday' hearing
awkward at times. >> i mean, john mccain, mika, didn't let him answer a question. i'm sorry, out of that exchange, it was not chuck hagel who looked bad. >> ted cruz looked even worse. >> yeah. >> oh, my god. >> we're going to show all those coming up. >> he wasn't prepared, mika, in a lot of ways that were concerning. i think, again, the democrats, republicans, independents alike, if the republicans party thinks badgering an ill-prepared witness that way is...
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john mccain said on sunday we have to do something about the latino vote. president obama won 71% in the election a few months ago. he said today, the president is to unveil his own plan for immigration reform and will do that in las vegas. in nevada, a state where hispanicses makes.27% of the population, comes a day after a bipartisan group of eight senators reached a compromise how to move forward with comprehensive immigration reform. included in that bill, a pathway to citizenship for 11 million undocumented workers currently in this country. >> other bipartisan groups and senators have stood in the same spot before trumpeting similar proposals, but we believe this will be the year congress finally gets it done. the politics on this issue have been turned upside down. for the first time ever, there's more political risk opposing immigration reform than supporting it. >> the what's going on now is unacceptable. in reality, what's been created is a de facto amnesty. we have been too content for too long to allow individuals to mow our lawn, serve our food
john mccain said on sunday we have to do something about the latino vote. president obama won 71% in the election a few months ago. he said today, the president is to unveil his own plan for immigration reform and will do that in las vegas. in nevada, a state where hispanicses makes.27% of the population, comes a day after a bipartisan group of eight senators reached a compromise how to move forward with comprehensive immigration reform. included in that bill, a pathway to citizenship for 11...
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john mccain compared by a member of the house, the members. al qaeda. unbelievable. and as i said before, ted cruz telling people at a conservative gathering that democrats are scared, this is the strategy we should employ in the future because it's working. that with our party's approval rating at 27%. >> it's not working. my sense now is no big deal. part of what's driving the dynamic is democrats know they are winning and harry reid and the white house have the attitude is why should we give anything because they are coming our way. they are waiting. there will be no big deal. they will pass something short term. there could be a miscalculation. the senate thinks the house can act fast. the house thinks the senate act fast. they may not have timed this enough to get this done. the next 48 hours, if the market goes bonkers everybody will act fast. it's just a question of terms of surrender. >> the democrats think they are winning. if you look at the polls it certainly looks like they are. >> they are probably emboldened by it. >> yeah. you do look at some of the co
john mccain compared by a member of the house, the members. al qaeda. unbelievable. and as i said before, ted cruz telling people at a conservative gathering that democrats are scared, this is the strategy we should employ in the future because it's working. that with our party's approval rating at 27%. >> it's not working. my sense now is no big deal. part of what's driving the dynamic is democrats know they are winning and harry reid and the white house have the attitude is why should...
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when the soviets like john mccain tells you you belch too much, soak and spew too much fire, you know you've got a problem. >> she likes it. that's a bad day. that's a bad day. >> this is not painful for her. >> like three, four days later, she's still laughing. >> when someone says something about you, that's a bad day. ted cruz, a republican freshman in the senate out front and center in his republicans' efforts to josh chuck hagel has a problem. he's an honoree piece of work, just six weeks from arrival, he's already known for nay saying and his nitpicking and his itch to upbraid lawmakers who are vastly senior to him who have sacrificed more than he has and who deserve a measure of respect. or at least courtesy that isn't his me kirks er. he was head of the harvard debate team. >> princeton or harvard. >> a very bright guy. >> a little too big for his britches. >> people that knew him before said you would like him. >> he has been kicking shins, being comparely rude and i guess maybe it's all a marketing ploy to raise the most money among conservatives nationwide. >> it's getting
when the soviets like john mccain tells you you belch too much, soak and spew too much fire, you know you've got a problem. >> she likes it. that's a bad day. that's a bad day. >> this is not painful for her. >> like three, four days later, she's still laughing. >> when someone says something about you, that's a bad day. ted cruz, a republican freshman in the senate out front and center in his republicans' efforts to josh chuck hagel has a problem. he's an honoree piece...
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we will talk to senator john mccain who supported it. barry black joins us. why he was compelled to speak out about what's going on in washington. >> get me out of here. get them out of here. >> who blames him. we'll be right back. vo: it's that time of year again. medicare open enrollment. time to compare plans and costs. you don't have to make changes. but it never hurts to see if you can find better coverage, save money, or both. and check out the preventive benefits you get after the health care law. open enrollment ends december 7th. so now's the time. visit medicare.gov or call 1-800-medicare >> unless i hear from a lot of people, i get my way. the american people saw it and didn't like it. the republican party has learned a lesson here and i think they are going to see more mainstream conservative republican party. i don't think we will have the same thing on january 15th and february 2nd. >> that was senator chuck schumer from new york on the state of the republican party. he is joining us now from capitol hill, republican senator from arizona, senato
we will talk to senator john mccain who supported it. barry black joins us. why he was compelled to speak out about what's going on in washington. >> get me out of here. get them out of here. >> who blames him. we'll be right back. vo: it's that time of year again. medicare open enrollment. time to compare plans and costs. you don't have to make changes. but it never hurts to see if you can find better coverage, save money, or both. and check out the preventive benefits you get...
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mccain next. before mike could see his banking and investing accounts on one page... before he could easily transfer funds between the two in real time... before he could even think about planning for his daughters' future... mike opened a merrill edge investment account and linked it to his bank of america bank account to help free up plenty of time for the here and now. that's the wonder of streamlined connections. that's merrill edge and bank of america. [ ship horn blows ] no, no, no! stop! humans. one day we're coming up with the theory of relativity, the next... not so much. but that's okay -- you're covered with great ideas like optional better car replacement from liberty mutual insurance. total your car and we give you the money to buy one a model year newer. learn about it at libertymutual.com. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? make my mark i wawith pride.ork. create moments of value. build character through quality. and earn the right to be called a classic. the lands' end no iron dress shirt. starting at 49 dollars. he was a mat
mccain next. before mike could see his banking and investing accounts on one page... before he could easily transfer funds between the two in real time... before he could even think about planning for his daughters' future... mike opened a merrill edge investment account and linked it to his bank of america bank account to help free up plenty of time for the here and now. that's the wonder of streamlined connections. that's merrill edge and bank of america. [ ship horn blows ] no, no, no! stop!...
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. >> john mccain is not the left. john mccain had real problems with this. >> john mccain is another issue altogether on the subject. i'm not going to go there. i'm just saying, i agree with your point. we haven't heard the other side of this also, chris, which is there's some abu ghraib in "zero dark thirty." and i think coming -- both ways, this is a movie that wasn't going to win it at the end because of the backlash. >> yeah. i think -- i think the academy awards you were saying is really our second great mood ring, like our presidential elections. they really tell us so much about ourselves. they focus on race in the two big movies. "django" and "lincoln." all about slavery. the first time i've ever seen a plantation since "gone with the wind." this was realistic. i thought seth macfarlane brought back the old days of song and dance. and i know i'm old-time on this, but i thought bob hope and johnny carson were fabulous. i know everybody likes billy crystal. he brought back show biz. he really tried. there were o
. >> john mccain is not the left. john mccain had real problems with this. >> john mccain is another issue altogether on the subject. i'm not going to go there. i'm just saying, i agree with your point. we haven't heard the other side of this also, chris, which is there's some abu ghraib in "zero dark thirty." and i think coming -- both ways, this is a movie that wasn't going to win it at the end because of the backlash. >> yeah. i think -- i think the academy awards...
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you have john mccain coming to chuck hagel's defense. >> good for john mccain. >> good for john mccain. you have stepped over the line. >> there's been a pattern with the hagel debate of people going beyond legitimate public debate. we saw it on the charges of anti-semitism. now illegal money or whatever. there's a legitimate debate to have about chuck hagel or any other nominee. this is way past that. but there's an irony here. hagel, in part, got this nomination in order to bridge the partisan divide. it was supposed to be someone who would appeal to republicans. instead he gets reported out with a straight party-line vote. no republicans supporting him. this cannot be what anyone in washington intended. >> i know. john heilemann, i hate to keep bringing him up because i hate bringing up somebody simply for bad behavior, but i'm absolutely flummoxed by ted cruz's short-term and long-term political strategy. you know, mark halperin told me before he got sworn in, he was a very smart guy, a bright guy, a harvard lawyer. i just don't -- this is a guy that could have such a positive impa
you have john mccain coming to chuck hagel's defense. >> good for john mccain. >> good for john mccain. you have stepped over the line. >> there's been a pattern with the hagel debate of people going beyond legitimate public debate. we saw it on the charges of anti-semitism. now illegal money or whatever. there's a legitimate debate to have about chuck hagel or any other nominee. this is way past that. but there's an irony here. hagel, in part, got this nomination in order to...
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>> well, i think mccain has gone back and forth. i think at the beginning he suggested that he might try to block hagel's nomination. then he defended him the other day when the criticism really got out of bounds. and now he's back to saying he may try to block it. but it feels like reid will get his 60 votes. >> he's going to, but willie, they keep going back to benghazi. by the way, listen, we've said here clearly the white house screwed up, the state department screwed up, it was hillary clinton's low point. they asked for security in benghazi. they didn't get it. the ambassador asked for help. he didn't get it. what does that have to do with chuck hagel? >> well, john mccain has been trying to get answers from the white house about benghazi. i think he sees this as a moment of leverage now. he can hold this up. he's got a bunch of republican senators who will follow his lead. >> what does he want? what else does he want? >> he wants the white house to explain in great detail what the president was doing or what the president did
>> well, i think mccain has gone back and forth. i think at the beginning he suggested that he might try to block hagel's nomination. then he defended him the other day when the criticism really got out of bounds. and now he's back to saying he may try to block it. but it feels like reid will get his 60 votes. >> he's going to, but willie, they keep going back to benghazi. by the way, listen, we've said here clearly the white house screwed up, the state department screwed up, it was...
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john mccain was on our show earlier this week. he wants the united states to be more actively involved. the president has shown restraint and not only in this war but many other wars and it's frustrated john mccain with susan rice and samantha powers you have two who believe in the use of power for good. samantha powers, of course, actually one a pulitzer prize for a book that she wrote about the conflict in the balkans. and so, yes, this morning, we can certainly, mika, you and others can celebrate the elevation of these two women to the positions that they are in. this morning, you know, willie geist, i am a lot more focused and a lot more concerned on whether the united states is going to become more active militarily in syria and if you look at these women and their positions in the past on military intervention across the globe, it is far closer to john mccain and madeleine albright's position in the balkans in the 1990s than it has been to barack obama's over the past four years. >> absolutely. and for susan rice, a lot of h
john mccain was on our show earlier this week. he wants the united states to be more actively involved. the president has shown restraint and not only in this war but many other wars and it's frustrated john mccain with susan rice and samantha powers you have two who believe in the use of power for good. samantha powers, of course, actually one a pulitzer prize for a book that she wrote about the conflict in the balkans. and so, yes, this morning, we can certainly, mika, you and others can...
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i'm a shuj u huge supporter of john mccain. we have to have a negotiation t. debt blem iran,ish is a serious. there is going to be a good thing. >> sam stein, enough, i'm sure you feel just like bill kristol, there is nothing to see here, right? >> yeah, basically. i mean, the idea that this is not the end of the world and that they're funding the three most important agencies, maybe in your world, it's not the end of the world, i have spent the last six hours last night just surveying local news stories about this. 85,000 people are losing nutritional assistance in arkansas. that's not inside the beltway. that's in arkansas. 13 head start programs are closing in connecticut. so for these people affected by these cuts, it is sort of comparable to the end of the world. i understand that it's great to wait it out and to, you know, negotiate from the better platform with more power and the debt ceiling and all. that but those two weeks that you waited out are consequential for a whole number of people. not just in the agencies that the government wants funded. ma
i'm a shuj u huge supporter of john mccain. we have to have a negotiation t. debt blem iran,ish is a serious. there is going to be a good thing. >> sam stein, enough, i'm sure you feel just like bill kristol, there is nothing to see here, right? >> yeah, basically. i mean, the idea that this is not the end of the world and that they're funding the three most important agencies, maybe in your world, it's not the end of the world, i have spent the last six hours last night just...
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if mitt romney in many ways and john mccain in many ways was too moderate for some people during that campaign, will they now change course and swing toward the middle? >> you know, mika, sarah palin represented, as willie said, really she represented republican resentment. now, so did ronald reagan. >> right. >> but ronald reagan knew how to follow through on that. i always, when i saw those "w" stickers especially in the northeast back in 2004, i died laughing and i love it had because a "w" sticker on the back of your car in the northeast was like sticking your middle finger up to elites. east coast -- trust me, as a republican, i can tell you. i would look at them, and i would die laughing. it was just great. and it was that sort of republican resentment. but you know what? he knew how to close the deal. bush knew how to close the deal. reagan knew how to close the deal. republican resent -- it's just like they say in washington if you're paranoid, you know, what is the saying? just because you're paranoid doesn't mean everybody isn't out to get you. well, we republicans have a re
if mitt romney in many ways and john mccain in many ways was too moderate for some people during that campaign, will they now change course and swing toward the middle? >> you know, mika, sarah palin represented, as willie said, really she represented republican resentment. now, so did ronald reagan. >> right. >> but ronald reagan knew how to follow through on that. i always, when i saw those "w" stickers especially in the northeast back in 2004, i died laughing and...
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. >> so what senator mccain said, i mean, that pretty much sums it up. that incredible for him, by the way, to share that. this is -- this store is stunning to me we are dealing with this in day and age. we are breaking news to get to but quickly. >> thank goodness for the women on the senate armed services committee. once they acknowledged will do anything to fix it. they have been presented with a way to fix it. move this to uniformed military prosecutors outside. the command structure and they won't do it. the one thing they could do to fix it, they won't do. >> mika, we have some breaking news. coming out of the white house right now and chuck todd is bus. what is going on. >>> tom donlan stepping down and susan rice stepping in. big shake-up on president obama's national security -- >> i wouldn't call it. this is an open secret for months the idea when susan rice was passed over or however you want to describe it for secretary of state, it was clear she was headed to washington and -- >> chuck, a lot of people are saying because of ben ghazi especia
. >> so what senator mccain said, i mean, that pretty much sums it up. that incredible for him, by the way, to share that. this is -- this store is stunning to me we are dealing with this in day and age. we are breaking news to get to but quickly. >> thank goodness for the women on the senate armed services committee. once they acknowledged will do anything to fix it. they have been presented with a way to fix it. move this to uniformed military prosecutors outside. the command...
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>> there is no meetin ing there some good news, mccain and lindsey graham are coming to the white house to talk about elimination, not sequester. it is amazing both sides, while they claim this is a horrible dire thing, there is no even n band aid plan. they're not united on this. half the party would like to see sequester, you needunited aroun to give the president 100% flexibility in his administration nor see the white house who has $900 billion in spending cuts on the table as part of a grand bargain, you don't see the white house we'll take one year of those spending cuts as a sequester as a band-aid for now. neither side appears to be looking at a leadership moment and saying stop the madness. >> is it true both sides have not spoken or met face to face since the beginning of the year? >> they had a phone call last week. i am told -- i was talking to people on both sides of pennsylvania avenue, they acenia acknowledged there will be a pho photo op meeting before friday. it would be absurd if they didn't considering the wasted hot air they will use to talk about this. there will pr
>> there is no meetin ing there some good news, mccain and lindsey graham are coming to the white house to talk about elimination, not sequester. it is amazing both sides, while they claim this is a horrible dire thing, there is no even n band aid plan. they're not united on this. half the party would like to see sequester, you needunited aroun to give the president 100% flexibility in his administration nor see the white house who has $900 billion in spending cuts on the table as part of...
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congress, as john mccain likes to say, when congress is at 14% approval rating, they're down to close relatives and paid staff. >> i want to find the 14%. >> friends and family, that's all. >> 81% disapprove. and then on the republican party, 49% have a negative view of the republican party. just 26% positive. that's their highest negative number since back in 2008, the year president obama first got elected. democrats not doing much better, but better, 38% view the democratic party negatively. so gene, the president's had a pretty good time politically since the election. republicans are starting to figure out how to come back. to the extent republicans have leverage in the upcoming talks, particularly on fiscal issues, where do you think their leverage lies given how unpopular they are and how unpopular congress is? >> well, i think they have less leverage than some people think they have. i mean, i think it would be, frankly, another disaster if republicans try to use the debt ceiling, to force dollar-for-dollar budget reductions. i don't see that as a winner for them, and i can't
congress, as john mccain likes to say, when congress is at 14% approval rating, they're down to close relatives and paid staff. >> i want to find the 14%. >> friends and family, that's all. >> 81% disapprove. and then on the republican party, 49% have a negative view of the republican party. just 26% positive. that's their highest negative number since back in 2008, the year president obama first got elected. democrats not doing much better, but better, 38% view the democratic...
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bush and former senior adviser for the 2008 mccain presidential campaign, nicolle wallace. we have the chairman of deutsch incorporated. >> what's with the glasses? >> they're new. >> vanity glasses. >> are they? >> can i see them, please? >> i have -- >> are they real? >> willie and i like to go up and down madison avenue on saturdays and we saw this -- >> put them on and find out they are not real. let's see. oh, my god, they're vanity glasses. try. >> those are reading glasses. >> they look good ob you. >> allows him to make a point like this too. >> eyes look bigger. >> all right. that is subtle and in washington, msnbc political analyst and former chairman of the republican national committee, michael steele. good to have you all on board this morning. >> good morning. >> vanity glasses and all. get right into it. >> willie and i do want to first point out, radio for europe, one of the great songs -- >> we haven't heard it recently on the show. >> no. >> r.e.m. >> cold war overtures. >> perfect. all right. speaking of, there is no love loss between the united states an
bush and former senior adviser for the 2008 mccain presidential campaign, nicolle wallace. we have the chairman of deutsch incorporated. >> what's with the glasses? >> they're new. >> vanity glasses. >> are they? >> can i see them, please? >> i have -- >> are they real? >> willie and i like to go up and down madison avenue on saturdays and we saw this -- >> put them on and find out they are not real. let's see. oh, my god, they're vanity...
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. >> and the more that it looks, the less likely -- if you shoot mccain, for republican outside groups to go against the senate, they're waiting to see if they have a shot. >> you are right. let not forget at the same time, we really, christine o'donnell in delaware? give me a break, no way. todd aiken in missouri. these things have a way of taking off. >> rand paul in kentucky. >> exactly. >> especially when they're well funded. >> and primary races always weaken you for the general election. >> and by the way, who expected mike lee to be rob bennett? to own the convention, though? >> that was a convention. >> mike allen, thank you so much. >> mitch mcconnell here. by the way, it was ernest thayer in 1888. >> oh, it was. >> what was that year? >> 1863. before the civil war. >> it could be today. marianna rivera. >> yank key stadium. turn a major league headache for the yankees. we will tell you why the tribute turned into chaos. dogs and cats living together straight ahead in sports. . >> it's time for sports and the race for baseball's post-season. start with the cardinals, michael w
. >> and the more that it looks, the less likely -- if you shoot mccain, for republican outside groups to go against the senate, they're waiting to see if they have a shot. >> you are right. let not forget at the same time, we really, christine o'donnell in delaware? give me a break, no way. todd aiken in missouri. these things have a way of taking off. >> rand paul in kentucky. >> exactly. >> especially when they're well funded. >> and primary races always...
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. >> now, john mccain has already think that he doesn't think republicans ought to filibuster this. what will you do? you're just going to put a hold on it? >> yeah, i'm not filibustering. this is a national security failure of monumental proportions, and i'm not going to stop until we get to the bottom of it. >> first of all, i'm shocked. you know, lindsey graham doesn't usually like getting in front of a camera and going on the sunday talk shows. so i'm shocked that lindsey actually was on. >> i think it was a stakeout. >> it must have been a stakeout. >> he staked out "face the nation." when they unlocked the door, he ran in. >> chased bob schieffer. you know, somebody ought to tell the republicans in the senate that they need to talk to lindsey. you know, it's kind of like when regis did "who wants to be a millionaire?" it worked one night a week. >> it worked. >> but then abc said it works one night. then two, then three, then five, then seven. >> then it stops working. >> it stops working. >> yeah. >> lindsey's on -- >> are there any other republicans who want to be on televis
. >> now, john mccain has already think that he doesn't think republicans ought to filibuster this. what will you do? you're just going to put a hold on it? >> yeah, i'm not filibustering. this is a national security failure of monumental proportions, and i'm not going to stop until we get to the bottom of it. >> first of all, i'm shocked. you know, lindsey graham doesn't usually like getting in front of a camera and going on the sunday talk shows. so i'm shocked that lindsey...
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. >> joining the table former mccain senior campaign strategist and nbc political analyst steve schmidt. >> we're going to talk about races in second. it will be an important race. same thing with new jersey for presidential politics. also in alabama, extraordinarily important race. john, i want to go back. let's talk about what we touched on for a minute or two. >> yeah. we had mike allen saying democrats are quietly starting to say to the white house, do yourself a favor. back up. let's delay this six months. get the launch right. clean up the mess. red state governors know it will blow up in their campaigns. they know it. so shouldn't the president -- historically looking at all of this, does it make sense for the president to back up, delay this for six months and go back and do it right? this launch has been catastrophic. it keeps getting worse every day for them politically. it's the democrats running for senate and the house in 2014 that is going to hurt the most. >> you know, there is the old fdr rule about bold persistent experimentation. you have to try something. if it doesn'
. >> joining the table former mccain senior campaign strategist and nbc political analyst steve schmidt. >> we're going to talk about races in second. it will be an important race. same thing with new jersey for presidential politics. also in alabama, extraordinarily important race. john, i want to go back. let's talk about what we touched on for a minute or two. >> yeah. we had mike allen saying democrats are quietly starting to say to the white house, do yourself a favor....
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john mccain has raised those issues. but in terms of the democratic group and actually susan collins was one of those as well, the 11 senators led by john wyden and three of them are on the committee including wyden and susan collins, and they were pushing for the release of this. and then mike rogers on our air yesterday, the house intelligence chair not in the confirmation process, but he lent his voice. senator feinstein was obviously working behind the scenes. and so finally last night around 6:30, 7:00 last night, the white house relented and the president called wyden. i know you guys are going to talk to wyden later. but this is a very big deal because now the drone policy is going to be central to this confirmation hearing today. >> you know, yesterday pete wehner wrote this. and he's quoting barack obama from may 29th, 2009, the famous speech at the national archives. where he says, let me be clear. we are at war with al qaeda, but we need to update our institutions and do so with an abiding confidence in the ru
john mccain has raised those issues. but in terms of the democratic group and actually susan collins was one of those as well, the 11 senators led by john wyden and three of them are on the committee including wyden and susan collins, and they were pushing for the release of this. and then mike rogers on our air yesterday, the house intelligence chair not in the confirmation process, but he lent his voice. senator feinstein was obviously working behind the scenes. and so finally last night...
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. >> senator mccain, i think might be the one who ends up reaching out. mitch mcconnell can't do it because he's worried about a primary back home. senator mccain reaches out. >> we'll see. >> coming up, chuck todd -- >> that's awful cruel thing. that's the problem with you democrats, eat doirt oither do or throw people in the gutter. you need to be more compassionate. [ male announcer] every thought... every movement... ♪ ...carefully planned, coordinated and synchronized. ♪ performing together with a single, united purpose. ♪ that's what makes the world's leading airline... flyer friendly. ♪ [ male announcer ] some things are designed to draw crowds. others are designed to leave them behind. ♪ the all-new 2014 lexus is. it's your move. >>> coming up next, we're following the latest developments in the standoff in kenya, the president of the council on foreign relations richard haas joins us and also senator pat toomey. we'll be right back with more "morning joe". ♪ ♪ hey lady! noooo! no! [ tires screech ] ♪ nooo! nooo! nooo! hey lady, th
. >> senator mccain, i think might be the one who ends up reaching out. mitch mcconnell can't do it because he's worried about a primary back home. senator mccain reaches out. >> we'll see. >> coming up, chuck todd -- >> that's awful cruel thing. that's the problem with you democrats, eat doirt oither do or throw people in the gutter. you need to be more compassionate. [ male announcer] every thought... every movement... ♪ ...carefully planned, coordinated and...
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john mccain, relatively liberal on immigration. you can win and be on the wrong side of the immigration issue. you can't win iowa. but you can win florida, you can win new hampshire. >> we're talking about iowa right now. >> to be fair -- >> i don't think george w. bush led with immigration reform in iowa. i think we saw john mccain, quite frankly, walk a bit away from immigration reform until after the presidential campaign. this is going to be -- look, this is a sticky issue. there's no doubt about it. i think it will be -- look, i continue to believe this is why governors is going to come out of the race in 2016 just because you don't have to run the washington gauntlet. >> yeah. you know, willie, immigration is going to end up being i think tougher to pass than background checks. background checks that's a 90% issue and still had trouble passing that through the senate. apparently it's moving that way eventually. but my gosh, immigration, that is rough, especially if you're talking about a citizenship. i just -- i don't see tha
john mccain, relatively liberal on immigration. you can win and be on the wrong side of the immigration issue. you can't win iowa. but you can win florida, you can win new hampshire. >> we're talking about iowa right now. >> to be fair -- >> i don't think george w. bush led with immigration reform in iowa. i think we saw john mccain, quite frankly, walk a bit away from immigration reform until after the presidential campaign. this is going to be -- look, this is a sticky...
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. >> so we were -- john mccain was talking about that it was the right thing to do. i stated really my view, it's the right thing to do, as long as the standards are maintained. and i go back to one of the greatest pieces, i think, written about the iraq war, when you were talking about those marines going down the stairwell, one by one, getting shot, and another one going down, getting shot, and another going down, and this continued until they got to their buddies and were able to drag them to safety. any concerns with all the combat that you've seen that women put into certain circumstances might not be physically up to doing the same job that those marines did? >> i think there are probably, you know, plenty of women probably can't make the greade, probably can't do it. but probably plenty of men can't either. if you're a guy and sign up for the infantry, or take the extreme case, and say, i want to be in the special forces, most of them can't make it, because, you know, they can't do it. so i think as long as they don't lower the bar -- >> right. >> as long as y
. >> so we were -- john mccain was talking about that it was the right thing to do. i stated really my view, it's the right thing to do, as long as the standards are maintained. and i go back to one of the greatest pieces, i think, written about the iraq war, when you were talking about those marines going down the stairwell, one by one, getting shot, and another one going down, getting shot, and another going down, and this continued until they got to their buddies and were able to drag...
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. >> they lost against mccain and/or rhine hatch. their win/loss record is very interesting. i don't think they can knock off everybody. >> we look, we're talking about robert gibbs, we're talking about who does this right. who can be conservative enough, but still get votes from crossover voters. the guy who really, i think, we believed over the past four years have been better at it than anybody else is obviously in trouble right now in virginia, bob mcdonnell was the role model as far as we could see. very conservative. conservative socially. but in the campaign he was nonideological, bobs for jobs. he was ronald reaganesque in that he had a conservative ideology but a moderate temperament. and it was, it seemed to really work. i think one of the great tragedies of his problems lately there aren't a lot of republicans that could get people together like bob mcdonnell, right? >> i think certainly his ethical troubles have transcended everything he tried to do. >> i understand that. >> look, the messaging in 2009 was very moderate, middle of the road, bring people together t
. >> they lost against mccain and/or rhine hatch. their win/loss record is very interesting. i don't think they can knock off everybody. >> we look, we're talking about robert gibbs, we're talking about who does this right. who can be conservative enough, but still get votes from crossover voters. the guy who really, i think, we believed over the past four years have been better at it than anybody else is obviously in trouble right now in virginia, bob mcdonnell was the role model...
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let's try to book john mccain too. keep had here on "morning joe." mine was earned orbiting the moon in 1971. afghanistan in 2009. on the u.s.s. saratoga in 1982. [ male announcer ] once it's earned, usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve current and former military members and their families is without equal. begin your legacy. get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. but with less energy, moodiness, and a low sex drive,y first. i saw my doctor. a blood test showed it was low testosterone, not age. we talked about axiron. the only underarm low t treatment that can restore t levels to normal in about 2 weeks in most men. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18 or men with prostate or breast cancer. women especially those who are or who may become pregnant and children should avoid contact where axiron is applied as unexpected signs of puberty in children or changes in body hair or increased
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john mccain if 2008. mitt romney in 2012. in 2013, you have ken cuccinelli. put bob mcdonald in there in 2009. he wins by over 20 points. i know i will get absolutely ridiculed and mocked for this, virginia is still a state. it is still a republican state. it isn't an establish. republican state, though. it is a main sfreem republican state look at how red it is, but people in the disturb u suburbs of d.c., bob, they're not going to vote for ken cuccinelli. they're not going to be excited about mitt romney. they're not gentleman to be excited -- >> remember how close it was. >> 58% of the voters were suburban in there we could have said a year ago, after they decided, bob, to pick their candidates by a caucus, instead of an open primary, this was going to happen in northern virginia. >> but there were 2 million voters yesterday and mcauliffe won by 56,000. that's not much at all. and it could have gone the other way. i think it's going to be fascinating to watch mcauliffe as governor. here's this guy who was always the fundraiser. >> we love terry. >> the jok
john mccain if 2008. mitt romney in 2012. in 2013, you have ken cuccinelli. put bob mcdonald in there in 2009. he wins by over 20 points. i know i will get absolutely ridiculed and mocked for this, virginia is still a state. it is still a republican state. it isn't an establish. republican state, though. it is a main sfreem republican state look at how red it is, but people in the disturb u suburbs of d.c., bob, they're not going to vote for ken cuccinelli. they're not going to be excited about...
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. >> senator john mccain had a big problem with cruz's speech -- his reference to nazi jznazi ge >> i reject that allegation. in my view that does a great disservice. i do not agree with that comparison. i think it is wrong. i do not begrudge senator cruz or any other senator who wants to talk as long as they want to, as long as they can depending upon the rules of the senate. i do strongly disagree the to allege there are people today who are like those pro, prior to world war ii, didn't stand up and oppose the atrocities that were taking place in europe. >> and the ed the titors at nat review write re place the law, re place the strategy. we wish we could say cruz and his allies have a workable strategy of their own. instead they want republicans to refuse to vote for any legislation to fund the government unless it includes language denying funds to obamacare. the history of shutdowns of 1995, 96, the real history that is, not the revisionist history some advocates of the strategy have persuaded themselves s to blooech -- suggests that this plan is unlikely to work. it could help p
. >> senator john mccain had a big problem with cruz's speech -- his reference to nazi jznazi ge >> i reject that allegation. in my view that does a great disservice. i do not agree with that comparison. i think it is wrong. i do not begrudge senator cruz or any other senator who wants to talk as long as they want to, as long as they can depending upon the rules of the senate. i do strongly disagree the to allege there are people today who are like those pro, prior to world war ii,...
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she got to know john mccain who remains a friend and admirer. so she admirer. she bridged the partisan divide in a way that no one would have predicted of her. it was i who asked her the question in the '92 campaign that elicited the tea and cookies response in chicago and the busy bee diner at 6:30 in the morning and she was meeting commuters. it was that very edgy hillary clinton. she has really changed. let me show you a little bit of when i asked her in the interview about 2016 and the non-sherman-like response. >> in 2012 in december, you told my friend barbara walters that you had no intention of running for president. >> right. >> in december of 2001, you told tim russert you had no intention of running for president. >> and i didn't. >> so things change. but do you feel that joe biden as the vice president has the right of first refusal within the party, or is it an open competition if you decide to run? >> well, american politics is always an open competition. but i have no position on any of this. >> you know, she has not -- she says she has not made
she got to know john mccain who remains a friend and admirer. so she admirer. she bridged the partisan divide in a way that no one would have predicted of her. it was i who asked her the question in the '92 campaign that elicited the tea and cookies response in chicago and the busy bee diner at 6:30 in the morning and she was meeting commuters. it was that very edgy hillary clinton. she has really changed. let me show you a little bit of when i asked her in the interview about 2016 and the...
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i've got senator john mccain, senator chuck schumer, cheryl hines and lauren bush. lauren, lauren, lauren. i need a name like that, it's so much easier to remember. we'll be right back. 1942. [ all ] fort benning, georgia, in 1999. [ male announcer ] usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans, and their families is without equal. begin your legacy. get an auto-insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. how much is too much water? too little? until we got miracle-gro moisture control. it does what basic soils don't by absorbing more water, so it's there when plants need it. with the right soil, everyone grows with miracle-gro. >>> welcome back to "morning joe." if you want to live longer, we figured out a way for it to happen. this actually extends your life expectancy by an average of two and a half years. this morning we're launching a new part of our website, afternoon mojoe. it's going to feature unique content, in
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the time. >> you hear conservatives saying we nominated relative moderates and mitt romney and john mccain. chris christie should not be the nominee. how much stock do you put in that? >> worry we get candidate skills and we talk about an athlete and chris christie looks like he's right for the times and enjoys it and rudy never had the connection and one of the people around the table were with rudy in diners in new hampshire and it never took -- chris christie, every indication is much better at that. that's what we heard yesterday on "meet the press" and showing up. he will do that first focusing on the new jersey record over the next year. >> mike allen, thank you. we turn the tables on joe. john meachem takes over to interview joe about his new book, the right path. that discussion next on "morning joe." stick with innovation. stick with power. stick with technology. get the flexcare platinum. new from philips sonicare. >>> it can't be about ideological indulgence. we time and time again collected people that were amateurs and weren't ready for prime time and everybody knew was going
the time. >> you hear conservatives saying we nominated relative moderates and mitt romney and john mccain. chris christie should not be the nominee. how much stock do you put in that? >> worry we get candidate skills and we talk about an athlete and chris christie looks like he's right for the times and enjoys it and rudy never had the connection and one of the people around the table were with rudy in diners in new hampshire and it never took -- chris christie, every indication is...
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you know, you listen to people like john mccain, and the idea is you have to continue to invest in a country because we invested all this blood and treasure for all of these years, and it would be wasted. that was the logic of vietnam as well. you can sustain trying to build a nation that many empires have tried and failed before to do so. it's not about karzai anymore. it's not actually about al qaeda. it's not really even about the taliban. it's about pride. it's about the mistakes that have been made and the lives that have been lost. how do you best honor that? >> yeah. >> gail, stay with us, if you can. >>> up next, a preview of "meet the press" with david gregory and "the washington post's" eugene robinson. first bill karins with a check on the forecast. >> we're having our father/son powwow. barnicle is going to control the weather maps. we're going to do the rooerever. >> i'm a high-pressure area. >> yes, you are, hothead. you have to go a little slower. we're confusing people. now we're on saturday already. let's just start with your weekend forecast. you can't go back. that
you know, you listen to people like john mccain, and the idea is you have to continue to invest in a country because we invested all this blood and treasure for all of these years, and it would be wasted. that was the logic of vietnam as well. you can sustain trying to build a nation that many empires have tried and failed before to do so. it's not about karzai anymore. it's not actually about al qaeda. it's not really even about the taliban. it's about pride. it's about the mistakes that have...
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and i think senator mccain found that when he went back to arizona. it's going to happen time and time again. and they do have to bring them along. >> it's going to be tough in louisiana, too, isn't it? >> very. >> mary landrieu. is mary, the democratic senator, going to talk about we need immigration reform? >> i'll let her speak for herself. the argument to make is you're rewarding people out of here illegally. that's not what you should do. there are many arguments against that that i agree with. she's right, the border, for whatever reason, it might be because of our economy. it might be because of increased security. it might be because of mexico's economy, but there are fewer people crossing the border than there have been in a long, long time. they can make that case that there's been real progress made there. >> and it's not just the republican primary voters. i mean, when you ask 70% of americans think that we should have tighter border security before or at the same time as immigration reform. that's 70% of people think that. it's not just t
and i think senator mccain found that when he went back to arizona. it's going to happen time and time again. and they do have to bring them along. >> it's going to be tough in louisiana, too, isn't it? >> very. >> mary landrieu. is mary, the democratic senator, going to talk about we need immigration reform? >> i'll let her speak for herself. the argument to make is you're rewarding people out of here illegally. that's not what you should do. there are many arguments...
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body of government known for people like oren hatch and being fast friends with ted kennedy and john mccain working things out with people like you and other democrats. what does the introduction of senator cruz, what has it done in your eyes, through your eyes and sense of feeling. what has it done to the sense of collegiality through the republicans and the senate as a whole? >> it's not good. most of us understand that there loud voices and there a lot of voices that don't make a lot of racket. if you do a good job, you need to listen careful areally for all of the voices and not just pay attention to the wild ones. ted is totally ena.m.orred with the loud ones and doesn't realize how many americans don't agree with him and here's the thing. when he had a moment in the senate after he did his it's all about ted show, how many republicans voted with him in the senate? the majority of them rejected him. those 25 senators that rejected his tactic, they now need to help the other republicans find their way. it was only 19 voted with ted and 25 voted against him. >> do you think he cares some
body of government known for people like oren hatch and being fast friends with ted kennedy and john mccain working things out with people like you and other democrats. what does the introduction of senator cruz, what has it done in your eyes, through your eyes and sense of feeling. what has it done to the sense of collegiality through the republicans and the senate as a whole? >> it's not good. most of us understand that there loud voices and there a lot of voices that don't make a lot...
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. >> we ran an election, president obama versus mccain in 2008. obama won. we worked for 14 months to get bipartisan support and nine months until september 2009 where senator bacchus was working with senators grassley and others. we had one word from the republicans. yes. we weren't going to play. then we went it alone. we had a 2012 election on obama care. obama won. the country said over and over we are going to support the form. the republicans have never given an alternative that controls cost to everyone in the country. it improves quality. we have obama care and have the o fordable care act and it goes into law. what you are worried about is people are not going to like it. it will solve the problem of access and cost. that's why we have all this rhetoric. >> that's not true. since the health care passed, 3 1/2 yores have gone by and this is ready for prime time. >> wait a second. he is acknowledging lots of things. >> delaying the income verification part of this. i realize you are a smart guy. i don't think you know how to take over and do it well.
. >> we ran an election, president obama versus mccain in 2008. obama won. we worked for 14 months to get bipartisan support and nine months until september 2009 where senator bacchus was working with senators grassley and others. we had one word from the republicans. yes. we weren't going to play. then we went it alone. we had a 2012 election on obama care. obama won. the country said over and over we are going to support the form. the republicans have never given an alternative that...